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Return to North Korea: first photos after the tourist ban

Young Pioneer Tours, a Beijing-based tour operator, took its first clients back to North Korea this month following the end of a four-month ban on foreign tourists
, imposed last October over Ebola fears (despite the country being 13,000km from West Africa). These photos show North Korea as those returning tourists saw it. -- Taesongsan Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery, just outside the capital Pyongyang, is home to the graves of soldiers who died in the battle to win independence from Japan. The entry is marked with an enormous gate, and famous individuals buried in the cemetery include Kim Jong-suk, first wife of Kim Il-sung - leader of the DPRK until his death in 1994 - and his mother, Kang Pan-sŏk. The cemetery is a common feature on tourist itineraries to North Korea. Read more: North Korea - 10 things you didn't know
-- By Lizzie Porter